Digital Interventions to Support Population Mental Health In Canada During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Review

Course overview

Course Description: This course is based upon material published in JMIR Mental Health is available as an open article access. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a number of negative health related consequences, including impacts on mental health. More than 22% of Canadians reported that they had felt depressed in the last week, in response to a December 2020 national survey. Given the need to physically distance during the pandemic, and the increase in demand for mental health services, digital interventions that support mental health and wellness may be beneficial. This course on technology to assist in delivering quality mental health Care is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. In addition, this course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish read about technology to assist in delivering quality mental health care. The course material includes a literature review of research. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require continuing clinical education courses for license renewal. The course is based on a journal article that includes research. It contains statistical analysis and data that some clinicians enjoy reading and others do not. A significant benefit of reading research-based articles for continuing education is they provide practitioners with the latest findings in their field. Authors: Strudwick Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding technology to assist in delivering quality mental health care. Specifically, a professional will: Describe the populations digital mental health interventions were developed for Summarize the effect of these interventions Identify any barriers or facilitators to the use of these interventions Citation: Strudwick G, Sockalingam S, Kassam I, Sequeira L, Bonato S, Youssef A, Mehta R, Green N, Agic B, Soklaridis S, Impey D, Wiljer D, Crawford A Digital Interventions to Support Population Mental Health in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Review JMIR Ment Health 2021;8(3):e26550